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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Dear CCWG-ACCT Co-Chairs, Members, Participants and ICANN Staff,&nbsp;
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Attached please very light comments from Sidley and Adler on the Final Draft of Annex 12.&nbsp;
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Please note that while we should have the opportunity to review the entire draft of the CCWG Proposal in full when the full draft is available in
 close to final form.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D">HOLLY&nbsp;J. GREGORY</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#1F497D"><br>
Partner and Co-Chair<br>
Global Corporate Governance &amp; Executive Compensation Practice<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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